Cricket News-in-Brief - December 9, 2011 – Part 3
Pakistan’s star player Shahid Afridi said he was under pressure to perform after being away from international cricket for some time, but his confidence helped him to excel against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in a recently concluded series in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE).
The veteran all-rounder claimed that it was important for him to deliver straight away, as the team had a lot of expectations from him. He was named man-of-series for his spectacular performances in his return series.
Commenting on his good run of form, Afridi said that it was a delight for him to win matches for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
The explosive cricketer had a troublesome time after the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011, as he had a dispute with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management. However, things have changed now and heading into the right direction for both Afridi and the Pakistan cricket
team.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 continued their struggle against Pakistan, as the team was all out for 135 runs in their first innings of the first Test.
Only three players in the Bengali line up managed to reach double figures with the highest score coming from lower-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nasir-Hossain-c77146, who scored his maiden One Day International (ODI) ton against Pakistan in the same series.
The promising right-handed batsman batted well with the tail and ended up with 41 runs. He was the last man to be dismissed in the home team’s innings.
On the other hand, Pakistan was put into a strong position by spinners http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691, as the duo scalped three wickets each.
Former Pakistan captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohsin-Hasan-Khan-c77595 for keeping the team united.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193.
According to Afridi, the team has been given a lot of confidence by the current coach that is why the recent record is very good.
Former South African player http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 to score a double-ton in ODI cricket, considering his aggressive batting style.
The explosive opener broke team-mate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the fourth match of the five match series.
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